Sony XDSPD2000 User Manual (PDBK-202 MPEG Transport Stream Option Board for th - Page 10

Overview The PDBK-202 MPEG TS Board (called "this board" in the following) is an option board for installation in the Sony PDW-HR1 Professional Disc Field Station or XDS Series Professional Media Station. The principal features of this board are as follows. When this board is installed in the PDW-HR1, you can input MPEG TS 1) signals (IEEE 1394 compliant, interlace or progressive scan) compatible with the HDV 2) 1080i 3) format, and record these signals on XDCAM Professional Disc. You can also play back XDCAM Professional Disc and output MPEG TS signals (IEEE 1394 compliant, interlace or progressive scan) compatible with the HDV 1080i format and DVB-ASI TS signals. Installing this board in an XDS Series device allows DVBASI TS signals to be input to / output from the device. Note XDS Series devices do not support i.LINK. 1) MPEG TS: MPEG-2 transport streams containing MPEG video, MPEG audio, and control information. This is the standard interface for HDV equipment. 2) HDV and are trademarks of Sony Corporation and Victor Company of Japan, Limited. 3) HDV 1080i: Refers to devices compliant with the "HDV 1080i Standard" for recording HD signals on DV tape. Supports HDV 1080/59.94i or 1080/ 29.97P and HDV 1080/50i or 1080/25P. Checking software versions Check to be sure that the software version of the PDWHR1 is 2.0 or higher and that the software version of the XDS Series device is 1.1 or higher. You can check the software versions with maintenance menu item M30: SOFTWARE VERSION. For details, refer to "Maintenance Menu" in the target device Operation Manual. If the software versions of this board and the target device do not match When you power on the target device immediately after installing this board, the error code "ERROR 95-119" or "ERROR 95-419" may appear. This is not a malfunction. Carry out the procedure for updating the target device to the latest version of the software package with this board installed in the device. This updates both the target device and this board. For more information about updating the software, contact your Sony dealer or a Sony service representative. About operating instructions Refer to the Operation Manual for the device in which you install this board (called "the target device" in the following). PDW-HR1: 1st Edition XDS-1000: 1st Edition (Revised 1) XDS-PD1000/PD2000: 1st Edition The following is supplementary information to be added to the above manual when this board has been installed in the PDW-HR1 or XDS series device. When the target device is the PDW-HR1 Notes • This board cannot record DV signals. • i.LINK (TS) is not output when the video format is 720P. • If, after editing material with a nonlinear editor connected to the PDW-HR1, you want to write the material back to a PDW-HR1 disc, then set F2: PB/EE on the HOME page of the function menu to "EE". • To upload materials from the PDW-HR1 to a nonlinear editor, set F2: PB/EE on the HOME page of the function menu to "PB". 10 Overview